Project Management

Assignment $2\_2$: Project Scheduling

Questions

Why does the scheduling function depend on the planning function? Which one must be done

first? Why?

Describe what an activity estimated duration is$.$ How is it determined?

Why might a contractor prefer to state a project completion time in terms of number of days after

the project starts rather than a specific date? Give some examples of instances when this would be

appropriate.

Describe the different types of project slack and how each is calculated. Why is it important to

determine the critical path of a project? What happens if activities on this path are delayed? What

happens if activities on this path are accelerated?

Why should a project have a regular reporting period? Should all projects have the same reporting

period?

Describe how you would apply the four steps of schedule control to a project. If the project needs

to be accelerated, what kinds of activities would be the primary focus? Why?

Calculate the ES$,$ EF$,$ LS$,$ and LF times and the slack for each activity in the figure below, and

identify the critical path for the project. Can the project be completed in $40$ weeks? Assume that

activity A actually finished at $3$ weeks, activity B actually finished at $12$ weeks, and activity C

actually finished at $13$ weeks. Recalculate the expected project completion time. Which activities

would you focus on to get the project back on schedule?

Calculate the ES$,$ EF$,$ LS$,$ and LF times and the slack for each activity in the figure below, and

identify the critical path for the project. Can the project be completed in $30$ weeks? Assume that

"Systems Analysis" actually finished at $8$ weeks. "Design Input & Output" actually finished at $15$

weeks, and "Design Database" actually fimished at $19$ weeks. Recalculate the expected project

Calculate the ES$,$ EF$,$ LS$,$ and LF times and the slack for each activity in the figure below, and

identify the critical path for the project. Can the project be completed in $40$ weeks? Assume that

activity A actually finished at $3$ weeks, activity B actually finished at $12$ weeks, and activity C

actually finished at $13$ weeks. Recalculate the expected project completion time. Which activities

would you focus on to get the project back on schedule?

Calculate the ES$,$ EF$,$ LS$,$ and LF times and the slack for each activity in the figure below, and

identify the critical path for the project. Can the project be completed in $30$ weeks? Assume that

"Systems Analysis" actually finished at $8$ weeks, "Design Input & Output" actually finished at $15$

weeks, and "Design Database" actually finished at $19$ weeks. Recalculate the expected project

completion time. Which activities would you focus on to get the project back on schedule?

Calculate the ES$,$ EF$,$ LS$,$ and LF times and the slack for each activity in the figure below, and

identify the critical path for the project. Can the project be completed in $40$ weeks? Assume that

activity A actually finished at $3$ weeks, activity B actually finished at $12$ weeks, and activity C

actually finished at $13$ weeks. Recalculate the expected project completion time. Which activities

would you focus on to get the project back on schedule?

Calculate the ES$,$ EF$,$ LS$,$ and LF times and the slack for each activity in the figure below, and

identify the critical path for the project. Can the project be completed in $30$ weeks? Assume that

"Systems Analysis" actually finished at $8$ weeks, "Design Input & Output" actually finished at $15$

weeks, and "Design Database" actually finished at $19$ weeks. Recalculate the expected project

completion time. Which activities would you focus on to get the project back on schedule?